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Technology Solutions Co (Technology Solutions Co) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Jun. 20, 2024)


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What is Technology Solutions Co Beneish M-Score?

The zones of discrimination for M-Score is as such:

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Technology Solutions Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Technology Solutions Co was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Technology Solutions Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Technology Solutions Co's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Technology Solutions Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Technology Solutions Co Annual Data
Trend Dec99 Dec00 Dec01 Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.77 -4.23 -2.43 -4.71 -1.09

Technology Solutions Co Quarterly Data
Mar04 Jun04 Sep04 Dec04 Mar05 Jun05 Sep05 Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06 Dec06 Mar07 Jun07 Sep07 Dec07 Mar08 Jun08 Sep08 Dec08
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -4.71 -2.25 -2.72 -1.65 -1.09

Competitive Comparison of Technology Solutions Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Technology Solutions Co's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Technology Solutions Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Technology Solutions Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Technology Solutions Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Technology Solutions Co Beneish M-Score Calculation

The M-score was created by Professor Messod Beneish. Instead of measuring the bankruptcy risk (Altman Z-Score) or business trend (Piotroski F-Score), M-score can be used to detect the risk of earnings manipulation. This is the original research paper on M-score.

The M-Score Variables:

The M-score of Technology Solutions Co for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

M=-4.84+0.92 * DSRI+0.528 * GMI+0.404 * AQI+0.892 * SGI+0.115 * DEPI
=-4.84+0.92 * 1.0629+0.528 * 0.4732+0.404 * 0.1685+0.892 * 0.3091+0.115 * 1.0085
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0861+4.679 * 0.407484-0.327 * 0.35
=-1.55

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

This Year (Dec08) TTM:Last Year (Dec07) TTM:
Total Receivables was $1.15 Mil.
Revenue was -0.196 + 1.642 + 2.274 + 6.807 = $10.53 Mil.
Gross Profit was -0.229 + -0.035 + 0.525 + 1.449 = $1.71 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $10.33 Mil.
Total Assets was $10.61 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.22 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.29 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $3.74 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1.27 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was -1.144 + -0.901 + 1.507 + 0.131 = $-0.41 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.132 + 0.067 + 0.088 + 0.028 = $0.32 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -1.06 + -2.269 + -0.559 + -1.157 = $-5.05 Mil.
Total Receivables was $3.51 Mil.
Revenue was 17.195 + 2.741 + 6.852 + 7.274 = $34.06 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.526 + 0.249 + 0.786 + 0.057 = $2.62 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $14.72 Mil.
Total Assets was $15.43 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.19 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.26 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $11.13 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $5.26 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.




1. DSRI = Days Sales in Receivables Index

Measured as the ratio of Revenue in Total Receivables in year t to year t-1.

A large increase in DSR could be indicative of revenue inflation.

DSRI=(Receivables_t / Revenue_t) / (Receivables_t-1 / Revenue_t-1)
=(1.154 / 10.527) / (3.513 / 34.062)
=0.109623 / 0.103135
=1.0629

2. GMI = Gross Margin Index

Measured as the ratio of gross margin in year t-1 to gross margin in year t.

Gross margin has deteriorated when this index is above 1. A firm with poorer prospects is more likely to manipulate earnings.

GMI=GrossMargin_t-1 / GrossMargin_t
=(GrossProfit_t-1 / Revenue_t-1) / (GrossProfit_t / Revenue_t)
=(2.618 / 34.062) / (1.71 / 10.527)
=0.07686 / 0.162439
=0.4732

3. AQI = Asset Quality Index

AQI is the ratio of asset quality in year t to year t-1.

Asset quality is measured as the ratio of non-current assets other than Property, Plant and Equipment to Total Assets.

AQI=(1 - (CurrentAssets_t + PPE_t) / TotalAssets_t) / (1 - (CurrentAssets_t-1 + PPE_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=(1 - (10.328 + 0.221) / 10.609) / (1 - (14.723 + 0.193) / 15.434)
=0.005656 / 0.033562
=0.1685

4. SGI = Sales Growth Index

Ratio of Revenue in year t to sales in year t-1.

Sales growth is not itself a measure of manipulation. However, growth companies are likely to find themselves under pressure to manipulate in order to keep up appearances.

SGI=Sales_t / Sales_t-1
=Revenue_t / Revenue_t-1
=10.527 / 34.062
=0.3091

5. DEPI = Depreciation Index

Measured as the ratio of the rate of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization in year t-1 to the corresponding rate in year t.

DEPI greater than 1 indicates that assets are being depreciated at a slower rate. This suggests that the firm might be revising useful asset life assumptions upwards, or adopting a new method that is income friendly.

DEPI=(Depreciation_t-1 / (Depreciaton_t-1 + PPE_t-1)) / (Depreciation_t / (Depreciaton_t + PPE_t))
=(0.261 / (0.261 + 0.193)) / (0.293 / (0.293 + 0.221))
=0.57489 / 0.570039
=1.0085

Note: If the Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization data is not available, we assume that the depreciation rate is constant and set the Depreciation Index to 1.

6. SGAI = Sales, General and Administrative expenses Index

The ratio of Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) to Sales in year t relative to year t-1.

SGA expenses index > 1 means that the company is becoming less efficient in generate sales.

SGAI=(SGA_t / Sales_t) / (SGA_t-1 /Sales_t-1)
=(3.737 / 10.527) / (11.133 / 34.062)
=0.354992 / 0.326845
=1.0861

7. LVGI = Leverage Index

The ratio of total debt to Total Assets in year t relative to yeat t-1.

An LVGI > 1 indicates an increase in leverage

LVGI=((LTD_t + CurrentLiabilities_t) / TotalAssets_t) / ((LTD_t-1 + CurrentLiabilities_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=((0 + 1.266) / 10.609) / ((0 + 5.262) / 15.434)
=0.119333 / 0.340936
=0.35

8. TATA = Total Accruals to Total Assets

Total accruals calculated as the change in working capital accounts other than cash less depreciation.

TATA=(IncomefromContinuingOperations_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(NetIncome_t - NonOperatingIncome_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(-0.407 - 0.315 - -5.045) / 10.609
=0.407484

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator. An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Technology Solutions Co has a M-score of -1.55 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Technology Solutions Co (Technology Solutions Co) Business Description

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Address
55 East Monroe street, Suite 2600, Chicago, IL, USA, 60603
Website
Technology Solutions Co provides business-consulting services across a broad range of industries and areas of expertise. The company provides business strategy and assessment services.
Executives
Miller Lloyd I Iii 10 percent owner
Gerald Luterman director 70 VALLEY STREAM PARKWAY, MALVERN PA 19355
John R Purcell director 14155 US HIGHWAY #310, JUNO BEACH FL 33408-1431
Stephen B Oresman director 49 SUNSWYCK ROAD, DARIEN CT 06820
William H Waltrip director, officer: Former Chairman 901 GATEWAY BLVD, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080

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